Medical Dictionary: Preeclamptic toxemia

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Preeclamptic toxemia: Another name for Preeclampsia.
Preeclamptic toxemia (condition): High blood pressure problems in second half of pregnancy.
Preeclamptic toxemia (condition): Any type of high blood pressure occuring during pregnancy is a type of "gestational hypertension". Preeclampsia is severe high blood pressure during pregnancy, and eclampsia is very severe pregnancy gestational hypertension leading to seizures.

Preeclamptic toxemia: Preeclampsia is a condition that typically starts after the 20th week of pregnancy and is related to increased blood pressure and protein in the mother's urine (as a result of kidney problems). Preeclampsia affects the placenta, and it can affect the mother's kidney, liver, and brain. When preeclampsia causes seizures, the condition is known as eclampsia--the second leading cause of maternal death in the U.S. Preeclampsia is also a leading cause of fetal complications, which include low birth weight, premature birth, and stillbirth. ¹

More information on medical condition: Preeclampsia:

• Introduction: Preeclampsia
• Basic Summary for Preeclampsia
• Risk Factors for Preeclampsia
• Symptoms of Preeclampsia
• Complications of Preeclampsia
• Diagnostic Tests for Preeclampsia
• Misdiagnosis of Preeclampsia
• Treatments for Preeclampsia
• Prevention of Preeclampsia

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy: NHLBI

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